| Posted by | Message |
arseinclarse 
LSU Fan
Chocolate City
Member since Apr 2007
8824 posts
| 3.5% of population is gay, not 10% (Posted on 2/19/13 at 11:52 am)
LINK
quote:
Gallup released the results of its 200,000 person sample and it seems to overturn the long held assumption that 1 out of 10 people are not straight.
quote:
The data was obtained over a six-month period. Interestingly, the result of 3.5 percent was essentially consistent from state to state. In fact, every state in the nation (except D.C.) came within two percentage points of that national average.
|
| Back to top | Share on  |
PrimeTime Money
Stetson Fan
Houston, Texas, USA
Member since Nov 2012
2319 posts
| re: 3.5% of population is gay, not 10% (Posted on 2/19/13 at 11:53 am to arseinclarse)
That's gay.
|
| Back to top | |
wickowick
LSU Fan
Head of Island
Member since Dec 2006
12907 posts
| re: 3.5% of population is gay, not 10% (Posted on 2/19/13 at 11:54 am to arseinclarse)
The MSM makes it out to be 30%...
|
| Back to top | |
arseinclarse
LSU Fan
Chocolate City
Member since Apr 2007
8824 posts
| re: 3.5% of population is gay, not 10% (Posted on 2/19/13 at 11:55 am to wickowick)
A very vocal minority.
|
| Back to top | |
Lsut81
LSU Fan
Member since Jun 2005
54980 posts
| re: 3.5% of population is gay, not 10% (Posted on 2/19/13 at 11:56 am to arseinclarse)
quote:
3.5% of population is gay, not 10%
|
| Back to top | |
dante
LSU Fan
Kingwood, TX
Member since Mar 2006
2274 posts
| re: 3.5% of population is gay, not 10% (Posted on 2/19/13 at 11:57 am to arseinclarse)
I did an unscientific study....I asked my teenagers and wife what they thought the average was....and they all said 20-25%. Just goes to show how much influence TV has. Almost every sitcom or drama on primetime has at least one gay or lesbian character.
|
| Back to top | |
taylormade 
Alabama Fan
Tumbleton
Member since Jan 2011
6465 posts
| re: 3.5% of population is gay, not 10% (Posted on 2/19/13 at 11:57 am to arseinclarse)
what is Cali's percentage?
|
| Back to top | |
Zach
LSU Fan
Member since May 2005
55471 posts
| re: 3.5% of population is gay, not 10% (Posted on 2/19/13 at 11:58 am to arseinclarse)
I guess they studied men. With women the determination of sexuality is a lot more fuzzy. IE, a lot of young hetero women get married and then discover that they are lesbians.
|
| Back to top | |
SevenLinesofPine 
Iowa Fan
Mississippi
Member since Feb 2013
121 posts
| re: 3.5% of population is gay, not 10% (Posted on 2/19/13 at 12:00 pm to arseinclarse)
It's going to spread if we let it be legal then we'll be seeing 30, 40 percent within a generation. Don't act like it's not a problem because it's such a small number. They probably underestimated so people would put their guard down
|
| Back to top | |
BRgetthenet 
New Orleans Saints Fan
Member since Oct 2011
21983 posts
| re: 3.5% of population is gay, not 10% (Posted on 2/19/13 at 12:00 pm to arseinclarse)
quote:
A very fabulous, sassy minority.
|
| Back to top | |
KeyserSoze999
LSU Fan
Member since Dec 2009
1926 posts
| re: 3.5% of population is gay, not 10% (Posted on 2/19/13 at 12:01 pm to wickowick)
quote:
The MSM makes it out to be 30%...
Hollywood makes it out to be 50%
This post was edited on 2/19 at 12:02 pm
|
| Back to top | |
dante
LSU Fan
Kingwood, TX
Member since Mar 2006
2274 posts
| re: 3.5% of population is gay, not 10% (Posted on 2/19/13 at 12:02 pm to SevenLinesofPine)
At what point does procreation become an issue with gay and lesbians? or will it?
|
| Back to top | |
Zach
LSU Fan
Member since May 2005
55471 posts
| re: 3.5% of population is gay, not 10% (Posted on 2/19/13 at 12:02 pm to KeyserSoze999)
The NYT publisher made a speech before some gay rights group about 5 years ago and said 1/3 of NYT employees are gay.
|
| Back to top | |
davesdawgs 
Georgia Fan
Georgia
Member since Oct 2008
11008 posts
| re: 3.5% of population is gay, not 10% (Posted on 2/19/13 at 12:03 pm to arseinclarse)
quote:
3.5% of population is gay, not 10%
And out of that estimated 3.5% there's probably a fair number who are not biologically homosexual but rather have become part of the gay lifestyle due to environment. This is what troubles me most about the normalization of homosexuality. I don't want straight kids influenced to consider homosexuality as a healthy lifestyle choice analogous to choosing a particular occupation.
|
| Back to top | |
Lsut81
LSU Fan
Member since Jun 2005
54980 posts
| re: 3.5% of population is gay, not 10% (Posted on 2/19/13 at 12:07 pm to davesdawgs)
quote:
I don't want straight kids influenced to consider homosexuality as a healthy lifestyle
How is being gay an unhealthy lifestyle? 
|
| Back to top | |
NC_Tigah
LSU Fan
Member since Sep 2003
40219 posts
| re: 3.5% of population is gay, not 10% (Posted on 2/19/13 at 12:08 pm to arseinclarse)
quote:
seems to overturn the long held assumption that 1 out of 10 people are not straight
Who held that notion?
|
| Back to top | |
SundayFunday
LSU Fan
Member since Sep 2011
3058 posts
| re: 3.5% of population is gay, not 10% (Posted on 2/19/13 at 12:08 pm to arseinclarse)
quote:
A very vocal and Fabulous minority.
FIFY 
|
| Back to top | |
texashorn
Member since May 2008
1089 posts
| re: 3.5% of population is gay, not 10% (Posted on 2/19/13 at 12:11 pm to arseinclarse)
|
| Back to top | |
Zed
Alabama Fan
Member since Feb 2010
5755 posts
| re: 3.5% of population is gay, not 10% (Posted on 2/19/13 at 12:13 pm to NC_Tigah)
quote:
Who held that notion?
I always figured it was closer to 5%. It's possible some of the respondents aren't being completely honest. It could be 4 or 5 percent.
|
| Back to top | |
texashorn
Member since May 2008
1089 posts
| re: 3.5% of population is gay, not 10% (Posted on 2/19/13 at 12:15 pm to NC_Tigah)
quote:
Who held that notion?
Kinsey Reports
|
| Back to top | |
